Cast and Crew

Andrew D. Kaplan

Producer, Writer, Director

Andrew D. Kaplan is a documentary filmmaker, nonfiction author, and adjunct professor of communication in Maryland. He holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Maryland, a B.A. from Yale University, and works as a writer-editor for the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the U.S. Department of Justice. Previous works include the 2020 documentary In Search of Walt Whitman, which aired on more than 75 PBS stations; the film In Search of Thoreau, about the life and works of Henry David Thoreau; and the book The Hidden Light, which explores the intersection of religion and spirituality. Edgar Allan Poe is one of Andrew's favorite writers and his favorite poem by Poe is "Annabel Lee."

Nora Krasniqi

Associate Producer

Nora Krasniqi studied Philosophy and Politics at Bard College Berlin. She is a writer, painter, and filmmaker who resides in Berlin, Germany. She has assisted with the design of academic courses in the field of Art History, and served as a guest lecturer. Nora is from Kosovo. She is currently working on an experimental novel, and on a short film inspired by Clarice Lispector, and is translating a collection of mystery short stories from the Albanian to the English language. She enjoys the Autumnal time, nocturnal bike journeys, long, contemplative walks in both natural and cemented spaces, jump rope, and ping pong.

Paul Synowiec

Voice of Edgar Allan Poe

Paul Synowiec (actor) earned a B.S. in Business from Indiana University, in case “everything he really wanted to do” failed. Over the past 30 years, he has acted in numerous Independent movies and community theater productions. Paul currently focuses on voiceover projects. He has also founded two Indie Rock bands and continues to compose and produce music. Through lyric writing, he has developed an appreciation for the written word, and thusly for Poe. He has still not used his B.S.

AR Hogan

Historical Consultant, Film Advisor, and Script Editor

Alfred Robert Hogan is a longtime science journalist and media historian based in Maryland. Hogan’s pieces on space exploration, environment and climate, health, veganism, animal rights, and history have appeared in myriad newspapers and magazines. In 2005, he earned a University of Maryland master’s degree in journalism, and he is now striving toward his PhD, focusing on the history of radio and television space coverage from 1922 to the present day. After contributing to more than 10 books, Hogan is researching and writing an in-depth bio book on teen environmental champion, “science nerd,” and ethical vegan Greta Thunberg and the climate emergency’s underlying science.

Penny Lee

Editor

Penny Lee is an independent Television/Film Editor who has completed thousands of hours of original programming for television cable networks, independent film producers, government agencies, corporations, trade associations, and non-profit organizations.

The documentary showcases these leading experts on Poe:

Jeff Jerome, Curator Emeritus, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Baltimore, Maryland

J. Gerald Kennedy, Ph.D., Boyd Professor of English Emeritus, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Maya Kronfeld, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Literature, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Roger McCormack, Director of Education, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Fordham, New York

Chris Semtner, Curator, The Poe Museum, Richmond, Virginia

Locations

Site of Eliza Poe’s Grave

Saint John’s Episcopal Churchyard

Richmond, VA

The Poe Museum

Richmond, VA

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Gravesites of Jane Stanard, John Allan, and Frances Allan

Richmond, VA

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

Gravesites of Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Poe, and Maria Clemm

Baltimore, MD

The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum

Poe’s Home, 1833-1835

Baltimore, MD

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site

Poe’s Home, 1843-1844

Philadelphia, PA

Site of Former Brennan Farmhouse

Where Poe Wrote “The Raven”

New York, NY

Site of Poe Home

Greenwich Village, 1845-1846

New York, NY

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

Poe Fordham Home, 1846-1849

New York, NY

Elmira Royster Shelton House

Richmond, VA

Former Site of Gunner Hall

Where Poe Was Discovered After 6 Days

Baltimore, MD

Washington College Hospital

Site of Poe’s Death in 1849

Baltimore, MD